Member News: OPIC Partners with IDB to Launch Gender-Focused Fund
SME Finance Forum member, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has collaborated with the and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group to launch the first gender-focused fund for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The investment, ‘Fund Mujer’ is for up to $200 million and will be made up of 30 percent debt and 70 percent equity, according to the article.
The fund will focus on female entrepreneurs, companies with a significant share of women leaders, and firms that generate jobs or consumer products for women.